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PowerShell: Update SharePoint User Alerts #PowerShell #SharePoint
<#
$Metadata = @{
Title = "Update SharePoint User Alerts"
Filename = "Update-SPUserAlerts.ps1"
Description = ""
Tags = "powershell, sharepoint, update, user, alerts"
Project = ""
Author = "Janik von Rotz"
AuthorContact = "http://janikvonrotz.ch"
CreateDate = "2014-01-02"
LastEditDate = "2014-01-02"
Url = ""
Version = "1.0.0"
License = @'
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Switzerland License.
To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ch/ or
send a letter to Creative Commons, 444 Castro Street, Suite 900, Mountain View, California, 94041, USA.
'@
}
#>
try{
#--------------------------------------------------#
# modules
#--------------------------------------------------#
if((Get-PSSnapin 'Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) -eq $null){Add-PSSnapin 'Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell'}
Import-Module ActiveDirectory
#--------------------------------------------------#
# settings
#--------------------------------------------------#
$Alerts = @(
@{
ID = 1
ListUrl = "http://sharepoint.domain.ch/site/subsite/Lists/ListName/view.aspx"
SubscriberADUsersAndGroups = "ADGroup","ADUser"
Title = "`"Benachrichtigunggg `$Username`""
AlertType = [Microsoft.SharePoint.SPAlertType]::List
DeliveryChannels = [Microsoft.SharePoint.SPAlertDeliveryChannels]::Email
EventType = [Microsoft.SharePoint.SPEventType]::Add
AlertFrequency = [Microsoft.SharePoint.SPAlertFrequency]::Immediate
ListViewName = "View 2014"
FilterIndex = 8
}
)
#--------------------------------------------------#
# function
#--------------------------------------------------#
function New-UnifiedAlertObject{
param(
$Title,
$AlertType,
$DeliveryChannels,
$EventType,
$AlertFrequency,
$ListViewID,
$FilterIndex
)
New-Object PSObject -Property @{
Title = $Title
AlertType = $AlertType
DeliveryChannels = $DeliveryChannels
EventType = $EventType
AlertFrequency = $AlertFrequency
ListViewID = $ListViewID
AlertFilterIndex = $AlertFilterIndex
}
}
#--------------------------------------------------#
# main
#--------------------------------------------------#
$Alerts | %{
# set vars
$Message = "Update alerts with ID: $($_.ID)`n"
$Alert = $_
# get sp site
$SPWeb = Get-SPWeb (Get-SPUrl $_.ListUrl).WebUrl
# get name of the list
$ListName = (Get-SPUrl $_.ListUrl).Url -replace ".*/",""
# get the sp list object
$SPList = $SPWeb.Lists[$ListName]
$SPUsers = Get-SPUser -Web $SPWeb.Site.Url
# get the id of the list view by name
$SPListViewID = ($SPList.Views | where{$_.title -eq $SPListViewName -and $_.title -ne ""} | select -First 1).ID
# get existing alerts
$ExistingAlerts = $SPWeb.Alerts | where{$_.Properties["alertid"] -eq $Alert.ID}
# cycle throught all users and update, create or delete their alerts
$UserWithAlerts = $_.SubscriberADUsersAndGroups | %{
Get-ADObject -Filter {Name -eq $_} | %{
if($_.ObjectClass -eq "user"){
Get-ADUser $_.DistinguishedName
}elseif($_.ObjectClass -eq "group"){
Get-ADGroupMember $_.DistinguishedName -Recursive | Get-ADUser
}
} | %{
$ADUser = $_
$SPUsers | where{$_.SID -eq $ADUser.SID} | %{$SPWeb.EnsureUser($_.Name)}
}
} | %{
# create alert title
$Username = $_.DisplayName
$AlertTitle = Invoke-Command -ScriptBlock ([ScriptBlock]::Create($Alert.Title))
# check if already alert exists with this id
$AlertIS = $_.Alerts | where{$_.Properties["alertid"] -eq $Alert.ID} | select -First 1
# if exists update this alert
if($AlertIS){
# create alert objects to compare
$AlertObjectIS = New-UnifiedAlertObject -Title $AlertIS.title `
-AlertType $AlertIS.AlertType `
-DeliveryChannels $AlertIS.DeliveryChannels `
-EventType $AlertIS.EventType `
-AlertFrequency $AlertIS.AlertFrequency `
-ListViewID $AlertIS.Properties["filterindex"] `
-FilterIndex $AlertIS.Properties["filterindex"]
$AlertObjectTo = New-UnifiedAlertObject -Title $AlertTitle `
-AlertType $Alert.AlertType `
-DeliveryChannels $Alert.DeliveryChannels `
-EventType $Alert.EventType `
-AlertFrequency $Alert.AlertFrequency `
-ListViewID $SPListViewID `
-FilterIndex $Alert.FilterIndex
# only update changed attributes
if(Compare-Object -ReferenceObject $AlertObjectTo -DifferenceObject $AlertObjectIS -Property Title, AlertType, DeliveryChannels, EventType, AlertFrequency, ListViewID, FilterIndex){
$Message += "Update alert with ID: $($Alert.ID) for user: $($_.DisplayName)`n"
if(Compare-Object -ReferenceObject $AlertObjectTo -DifferenceObject $AlertObjectIS -Property Title){$AlertIS.Title = $AlertObjectTo.Title}
if(Compare-Object -ReferenceObject $AlertObjectTo -DifferenceObject $AlertObjectIS -Property AlertType){$AlertIS.AlertType = $AlertObjectTo.AlertType}
if(Compare-Object -ReferenceObject $AlertObjectTo -DifferenceObject $AlertObjectIS -Property DeliveryChannels){$AlertIS.DeliveryChannels = $AlertObjectTo.DeliveryChannels}
if(Compare-Object -ReferenceObject $AlertObjectTo -DifferenceObject $AlertObjectIS -Property EventType){$AlertIS.EventType = $AlertObjectTo.EventType}
if(Compare-Object -ReferenceObject $AlertObjectTo -DifferenceObject $AlertObjectIS -Property AlertFrequency){$AlertIS.AlertFrequency = $AlertObjectTo.AlertFrequency}
if(Compare-Object -ReferenceObject $AlertObjectTo -DifferenceObject $AlertObjectIS -Property ListViewID){$AlertIS.Properties["viewid"] = $AlertObjectTo.ListViewID}
if(Compare-Object -ReferenceObject $AlertObjectTo -DifferenceObject $AlertObjectIS -Property FilterIndex){$AlertIS.Properties["filterindex"] = $AlertObjectTo.FilterIndex}
# update changes
$AlertIS.Update()
}
}else{
# create a new alert object
$Message += "Create alert with ID: $($Alert.ID) for user: $($_.DisplayName)`n"
$NewAlert = $_.Alerts.Add()
# add attributes
$NewAlert.Properties.Add("alertid",$Alert.ID)
$NewAlert.Title = $AlertTitle
if($SPListViewID){
$NewAlert.Properties.Add("filterindex",$Alert.FilterIndex)
$NewAlert.Properties.Add("viewid",$SPListViewID)
}
$NewAlert.AlertType = $Alert.AlertType
$NewAlert.List = $SPList
$NewAlert.DeliveryChannels = $Alert.DeliveryChannels
$NewAlert.EventType = $Alert.EventType
$NewAlert.AlertFrequency = $Alert.AlertFrequency
# create the alert
$NewAlert.Update()
}
# pipe the users to check alerts to delete
$_
}
# username array
$UserWithAlerts = $UserWithAlerts | %{"$($_.UserLogin)"}
# delete alerts
$ExistingAlerts | where{$UserWithAlerts -notcontains $_.User} | %{
$Message += "Delete alert with ID: $($Alert.ID) for user: $($_.User)`n"
$SPWeb.Alerts.Delete($_.ID)
}
Write-PPEventLog -Message $Message -Source "Update SharePoint User Alerts" -WriteMessage
}
}catch{
Write-PPErrorEventLog -Source "Update SharePoint User Alerts" -ClearErrorVariable
}
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-16"?>
<Task version="1.2" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/windows/2004/02/mit/task">
<RegistrationInfo>
<Date>2013-03-20T14:18:21.6393172</Date>
<Author>Janik von Rotz (http://janikvonrotz.ch)</Author>
<Description>Update SharePoint User Alerts</Description>
</RegistrationInfo>
<Triggers>
<CalendarTrigger>
<StartBoundary>2013-01-01T03:00:00</StartBoundary>
<Enabled>true</Enabled>
<ScheduleByDay>
<DaysInterval>1</DaysInterval>
</ScheduleByDay>
</CalendarTrigger>
</Triggers>
<Settings>
<MultipleInstancesPolicy>IgnoreNew</MultipleInstancesPolicy>
<DisallowStartIfOnBatteries>true</DisallowStartIfOnBatteries>
<StopIfGoingOnBatteries>true</StopIfGoingOnBatteries>
<AllowHardTerminate>true</AllowHardTerminate>
<StartWhenAvailable>false</StartWhenAvailable>
<RunOnlyIfNetworkAvailable>false</RunOnlyIfNetworkAvailable>
<IdleSettings>
<StopOnIdleEnd>true</StopOnIdleEnd>
<RestartOnIdle>false</RestartOnIdle>
</IdleSettings>
<AllowStartOnDemand>true</AllowStartOnDemand>
<Enabled>true</Enabled>
<Hidden>false</Hidden>
<RunOnlyIfIdle>false</RunOnlyIfIdle>
<WakeToRun>false</WakeToRun>
<ExecutionTimeLimit>P3D</ExecutionTimeLimit>
<Priority>7</Priority>
</Settings>
<Actions Context="Author">
<Exec>
<Command>$PSapps.PowerShell</Command>
<Arguments>$(Get-ChildItem -Path $PSscripts.Path -Filter "Update-SPUserAlerts.ps1" -Recurse).Fullname</Arguments>
<WorkingDirectory>$PSProfile.Path</WorkingDirectory>
</Exec>
</Actions>
</Task>
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